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Written by

Jeff Kessinger
FOR THE NEWS-LEADER

Jacob Wade, as an eighth-grader, put pen to paper and said when he was a senior, the Strafford basketball team would go to state. After an 82-51 win over Fair Grove Friday night, it's starting to really look like that dream will come true.

"I believed it all through middle school and high school," Wade said after scoring 16 points on senior night, the last game before district play opens next week. "We're 21-4, but that means nothing now. We're 0-0 and we need to come out and put it on some people." ...